Mennonites in Mexico

Mennonite settlement in Mexico began in 1922 following the granting of a “Privilegium” (privileges) by the Mexican government to Canadian Mennonites. Old Colony and Sommerfeld Mennonites from Manitoba and Saskatchewan were living in the Manitoba Colony (1922), Swift Current Colony (1922) and Santa Clara Colony (1922) in Chihuahua State. These groups had emigrated from Russia to Canada in the 1870s in response to offers of reserved homestead lands and privileges and immunities equivalent to those inherent in the “Privilegium” held in Russia.

Over the years other Mennonite groups settled in Mexico, but many returned to the United States or to Canada, or moved on to other countries in Latin America.

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August 14, 2018

Please, O Lord, we pray, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life. Do not make us guilty of innocent blood, for you O Lord, have done as it pleased you. — Jonah 1:14 (NRSV) • Context: Jonah 1:1-2:10

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August 13, 2018

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August 12, 2018

May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter, this last instance of your loyalty is better than the first, you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich. — Ruth 3:10b (NRSV) • Context: Ruth 3:1-18

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August 10, 2018

Daily Scripture

August 9, 2018

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing. — Malachi 3:10 (NRSV) • Context: Malachi 3: 6-12

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August 8, 2018

He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the war horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nation… — Zechariah 9:10a (NRSV) • Context: Zechariah 9:9-13